Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was a Sicilian-born American film director. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was six, and eventually became a creative force behind major award-winning films during the 1930s and 1940s. His rags-to-riches story, having worked his way through college, has led film historians like Ian Freer to consider Capra the "American dream personified." Capra became one of America's most powerful directors during the 1930s, winning three Oscars as Best Director. Among his leading films was It Happened One Night (1934), which became the first film to win all five top Oscars, including Best Picture. Other leading films included Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Lost Horizon (1937), You Can't Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and State of the Union (1948). Because of his early fame as a director, his name was listed "above the title" of his films when they were publicized. People "flocked to the theaters" during the 1930s and 1940s to see films directed by Frank Capra.
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Meet John Doe
Written by a discharged journalist as a publicity stunt and as a parting shot at the paper’s new editor, a letter unexpectedly fires the imagination of the Bulletin’s readers and the wider American public. The author, Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck), who has fabricated the letter in her final...Watch Movie
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That Certain Thing
Molly Kelly, a cigar stand drudge, marries the wealthy son of a restauranter who (as a result) disinherits his son. Later the son "makes good" by opening a lunch box stand and his father, whose business has fallen off, gives the young couple financial help to expand their...Watch Movie
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Meet John Doe
Written by a discharged journalist as a publicity stunt and as a parting shot at the paper’s new editor, a letter unexpectedly fires the imagination of the Bulletin’s readers and the wider American public. The author, Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck), who has fabricated the letter in her final...Watch Movie
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That Certain Thing
Molly Kelly, a cigar stand drudge, marries the wealthy son of a restauranter who (as a result) disinherits his son. Later the son "makes good" by opening a lunch box stand and his father, whose business has fallen off, gives the young couple financial help to expand their...Watch Movie
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That Certain Thing
Molly Kelly, a cigar stand drudge, marries the wealthy son of a restauranter who (as a result) disinherits his son. Later the son "makes good" by opening a lunch box stand and his father, whose business has fallen off, gives the young couple financial help to expand their...Watch Movie
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